Having reportedly passed on the opportunity to portray Superman in The CW’s Supergirl series, it seems that Smallville star Tom Welling is now open to the possibility of reprising the role of Clark Kent, albeit in animated form. Attending a Smallville panel last weekend at Awesome-Con 2018, Welling and his co-star Michael Rosenbaum were asked […]
Countdown to Justice League – Smallville’s Justice
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Justice League with Smallville’s Justice… While Justice League is the first feature film with DC’s biggest heroes coming together, it is not the first live action interpretation of the team’s formation. There was a 1997 Justice League of America TV movie that failed as a pilot, which is better left forgotten, and Smallville‘s interpretation […]
Smallville’s Tom Welling “willing” to guest star on The CW’s The Flash
Although Tom Welling is gearing up to make his return to the DC universe (kind of) with a guest role in the Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, the actor has kept his distance from superhero roles following his stint as Clark Kent in the Superman prequel series Smallville. Back in August, Welling suggested that he’d been approached […]
First look at Smallville’s Tom Welling in Lucifer
Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Tom Welling in Fox’s DC/Vertigo series Lucifer, where he plays the character of Marcus Pierce, described as “an accomplished police lieutenant who strikes up a potential romance with Decker (Lauren German), much to Lucifer’s (Tom Ellis) chagrin.” SEE ALSO: Lucifer season 3 promo reveals new […]
Tom Welling explains why he didn’t wear the Superman suit in the Smallville finale
While Smallville ended with Clark Kent becoming Superman, many fans were left disappointed by the fact that we never got to see a full shot of Tom Welling in the iconic costume, instead having to make do with a brief glimpse of a CGI Man of Steel. It’s been said that it was ultimately Welling’s […]
Tom Welling joins Lucifer, watch the Comic-Con trailer for season 3 here
A Comic-Con trailer has arrived online for the upcoming third season of Fox’s hit DC/Vertigo adaptation Lucifer, which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Lucifer coverage here Meanwhile, during yesterday’s panel it was also announced that Smallville star Tom Welling has been cast in the series as Marcus Pierce, who is described as […]
Smallville 15th Anniversary: A Retrospective Look
As it celebrates its fifteenth anniversary, Ricky Church looks back on Smallville… When I was a young teenager, I had actually been drifting away from comics and superheroes a bit. After Batman & Robin it became clear no more Batman movies were going to be made for a while and cartoons like Batman: The Animated Series, […]
Smallville: The Top 25 Episodes
Ricky Church and James Garcia with the top 25 episodes of Smallville… For a long time, Smallville was the longest running science fiction show on television, beating out The X-Files and the individual Star Trek series for that honour. With 218 episodes, no one expected the show about a young Clark Kent in his pre-Superman days to last that long. While […]
Tom Welling talks DC TV and Batman v Superman
During an interview with Birth.Movies.Death, former Smallville star Tom Welling has been speaking about paving the way for the new wave of DC television shows, and sharing his thoughts on CBS’ Supergirl in particular. “You know, the success of Smallville is directly correlated to The Flash or Arrow – that genre that Warner Bros has been […]
Smallville’s Tom Welling on Arrow, The Flash and whether he’d be interested in playing Superman on Supergirl
During an interview with Buzzfeed, former Smallville star Tom Welling has offered a few words on the current crop of DC superhero TV shows, as well as revealing whether he’d have any interest in reprising the role of Kal-El on CBS’ Supergirl. “I’m very proud of shows like Arrow and The Flash,” said Welling. “They’re […]